The Boscombe Valley Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle

[@altacrawford5116]

Loved "I am Tony Walker, a human being". 🤣 Great to hear a real, non AI voice, especially one that is so gifted at narration. Great story. Good pick as usual. Thanks Tony.

[@spitfire_2]

I was about to comment that I was wondering why Tony felt the necessity to qualify himself as a human being. Your comment metaphorically turned on the lightbulb!

[@mariameere5807]

Me too 😂‼️The only difference was I thought ‘well I knew you weren’t extraterrestrial’ 👽! Lol 😅🫶❤️🙏

[@spitfire_2]

@@mariameere5807 , yes, that was another thought that went through my mind! 😄

[@mariameere5807]

@ Great minds…..lol

[@greatestytcommentator]

Press F for Scot at Lost Sci Fi Podcast....😢 KZbin deleted his entire account

[@kateblood7091]

Fun to hear a Sherlock Holmes story that relates to very near where I live 😀 Thanks for your real human readings and analysis. I’m learning lots about story telling 👍🏽

[@ropeburnsrussell]

He's back, rested and ready!

[@mariameere5807]

You spoil us Tony! We love you 🥰 ❤♥️❤️

[@esthermaples4456]

Loved every minute of story & commentary 😊 it's been forever since I've read this one, making the listening even better teehee! Thanks!

[@sandraelder1101]

I enjoy the “rambles” nearly as much as the stories themselves. 😁

[@craigoliver8712]

@@sandraelder1101 Me too,Tony is an interesting dude,I really like Mr Walker+his narration is "top of the shop".

[@raissadevereux6762]

Thank you. Well done.

[@judikingsman6132]

Thank you Tony. Its 8 pm Sunday 5 January 2025 Tasmania 🇦🇺 Most excellent narration ❤

[@michaelmcewan432]

Excellent work and love your blethering at the end and beginning

[@sandraelder1101]

1:13:30 But Holmes did not excuse or justify the murder. He acknowledged that the person would indeed have to answer to a “higher court” for it, but he recognized that more harm could be done by the person’s prosecution than by letting it go. He most certainly would’ve used the confession if he’d had to. This isn’t the same thing as his believing the murderer was justified. He remains silent on that point - Actually he says “I am not your judge.”

[@depaula1710]

Your comment made me think about the various harms done by taking this or that route: Father Turner would like to spend his last days at home. And he wants to spare his daughter the heartache of knowing her father to be a murderer. As long as the truth doesn't come out, the young prisoner is awaiting the possibility of being hanged. That's awful. I kind of hope Holmes gave him a hint that he would absolutely be acquitted, because otherwise the poor young man is kept in constant terror at being wrongfully hanged for weeks or months until cour decides. So in a way there's a weighing of the damages between the daughters distress from knowing the truth and the young man's distress awaiting death and then add in the daughters distress fearing her secret love will be hanged - It doesn't say so in the story, but I sure hope Holmes made up something to tell the young man to lighten this horrid situation

[@junestanich7888]

Love this channel

[@simonholmes6473]

Great, great gandpa Sherlock did love solving his mysteries.

[@StoryVoracious]

Dear me... I'm late to the party as usual. It's Twelfth Night here today and the decorations are coming down. Like the smell of extinguished candles, it's time to leave the feast... and go on a diet! So great to have your splendid renditions of fabulous stories and insights on life in general. You have cheered me up. Thanks Tony.

[@helendynes2891]

Thank you, Human 😅👏

[@jilln]

Absolutely well done 👍🏻

[@davidhudson5251]

Yes, I did listen to the ramblings all the way to the end and I went and signed up on Patreon. Because my KZbin feed is flooded with nauseating A.I. narrated stories and I appreciate the gift Tony is giving us with his nuanced narrations and thoughtful commentary.

[@classicdetective]

thank you very, very much

[@roses9339]

I love the "the human being". I love listening to you, there is no doubt you are not AI😂 cheers Rosemary Western Australia 74yrs

[@craigoliver8712]

Greetings Lady Rosemary 👋 our Aussie sister,HAPPY NEW YEAR to you+yours (hoping life finds you well) Craig, Northeast England,take care.

[@roses9339]

@craigoliver8712 and welcome to you Craig, Tony is a great narrator. I really dislike the AI narrations, quite boring

[@craigoliver8712]

@roses9339 Totally agree,to be avoided at all costs.

[@ChronoTriggerHappy85]

Why Mr Walker, you have the most wonderful interpretation of Sherlock’s voice. I don’t even know how to describe it - it’s so good, almost bored-sounding, but you know he’s not, and he holds his s’s and the ends of some words. I really like your reading of Watson and Holmes.

[@classicdetective]

I love doing Sherlock Holmes stories . I know other people have done them very well, but I still like doing them myself.

[@ChronoTriggerHappy85]

@ we love whatever you do. I listen to your interpretations on stories I’ve heard before! I think a lot of us don’t mind when it’s read by our favourite voices! Thanks for all your hard work

[@craigoliver8712]

"I am Tony Walker,a human being" 🤭

[@malcolmbeven5152]

Coming up to midnight and,l thought what can I listen to tonight,the first thing that popped up was this excellent narrator,of which I had never heard before,hope to find more of his narrations 👍😎

[@andrewbeale6072]

You can also see the role of Victorian class consciousness in the evolution of detective fiction in the work of Wilkie Collins. Armadale has a minor character who is an 'enquiry agent,' presented as essentially a Victorian version of the modern-day private investigator. Other characters regard him as a despicable scandal monger, and a lead character's hiring him to conduct a background check on a woman is a social crime that is almost grounds for a challenge to a duel. The Moonstone has a police detective, Sgt Cuff, who is presented in a much more respectable light; although he offends his clients by asking to search a woman's bedroom, his motives are assumed to be honest. But Collins seemingly did not think that readers would identify with a working class character, so very little of the story is told from his perspective, and although he makes some critical revelations, he drops out of the action until near the end, leaving his clients, who of course are 'gentlefolk,' to make the most important discoveries on their own. I thought it was an interesting picture of how Victorian authors perceived 'detectives' before Doyle introduced Holmes, a 'gentleman' detective that class-conscious Victorians could admire.

[@Trixie1829-d8u]

This was so much fun! Thanks, Tony!

[@paulacnote]

Love this so much please more!!

[@RachelWellborn-h6w]

oh!!!! Tony!!! I did not know you did this also!!! I’m so happy!!!

[@sandraelder1101]

I just watched the BBC version of this on, and they really got it right. Dialogue quoted straight off the page throughout.

[@shearonashley2317]

Tony I will listen to anything you read Thank you

[@maudieg8459]

Thank you, I enjoy your narrations💙💙

[@classicdetective]

Thank you too!

[@ericcraig-j5b]

Different than many Holmes tales, but good!×!!

[@evelanpatton]

Actually, the CEO denials can be scientifically pointed to thousands of deaths a year. Pleading not guilty is to get the FACTS of this man’s daily activities causing suffering & early deaths & actually killing people who could survive through having these denied health care tests/procedures/medicine/specialist & it will be a VERY INTERESTING CASE! A very interesting case.

[@julianorris3543]

Loved it...thank you x

[@classicdetective]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@barbaraobrien3522]

HAPPY TO HEAR THAT SIR CONAN DOYLE WAS KNIGHTED BY KING EDWARD VII . THANK YOU FOR POSTING, ENJOYED THE RAMBLE. B

[@janritchie-ub8ls]

Thank you for being a human being

[@andreac5724]

Great telling

[@depaula1710]

A great listen

[@rAndomlight1069]

1:02:12 " don't forget your service revolver Watson" was a commen request of Holmes to his trusty sideman, as the embarked on a potentially dangerous case.😂 Also, Watson fell in love with his future wife who fearures in an adventure story, which , for the life of me, i cannot remember!😢

[@ludovica8221]

agree!

[@rAndomlight1069]

Love Holmes & Watson. Elementary dear Tony, elementary ...😂

[@SanguisBonum]

Interesting take on the "good king" being above being bought. I'm thinking of Edward the Confessor, as opposed to Henrys VII and VIII. All that power concentrated in one person certainly lends itself to everyone else being trampled and exploited at the strong man's whim. He doesn't have to be bought if he can just take it.

[@classicdetective]

I’m not actually a monarchist, but I was struck by that interesting aspect

[@SanguisBonum]

@@classicdetective I didn't think you were 🙂. It was just where the thought led me. Every system has its flaws and becomes more corrupt over time. It all comes down to human nature. The crooks go where the money is; the predators go where the prey is.

[@ClassicGhost]

@@SanguisBonum Very true

[@tjblue22]

I agree with others...adore the ramblings. Similar to my thoughts

[@craigoliver8712]

Hi Tony,sorry but I thought you had tried+ resigned the idea of bringing in an American narrator due to some opinion,I was one who referenced that I listen to your channel for your own dulcet tones,whether that be accents or not+the great stories of course,I'm just not a fan of American narration,as I've heard Americans say they are not fans of English narration (although the narrator was Kirsty Wark ex channel 4 newsreader, who as you no doubt know is Scottish)but anyway just my "2 pence worth". HAPPY NEW YEAR SIR TONY-ALL THE BEST TO YOU+YOURS, hope your mini break did the trick.

[@thurayya8905]

I, too, was hoping. I see no conflict in Tony reading American characters in his accent. To me, it's more jarring to hear another voice besides his reading the material than it is to have the American characters with his accent.

[@classicdetective]

The two things about me doing hard boiled one it’s not authentic in my voice and I feel that it’s a disservice to the author and the second is when I assume an American accent some people do find it jarring. I think a detective channel without the American hard-boiled isn’t really a classic detective channel but I don’t feel artistically if you like that I can perform it properly.

[@craigoliver8712]

@@classicdetective Totally your choice Tony+I totally understand what you mean about being authentic to the story,just that I'm a massive fan of your narration but I'm also aware you will have a fair number of American subscribers+ listeners,just "suck it+see" Mr Walker,also I've never heard the term "hard boiled" before...well not since the sweetie shop in the 70s+80s 🤭 sorry sir humour is not my forte,all the best.

[@ArchibaldBagge]

The great Tony Walker.

[@lorisutherland7728]

Can you read love letters from people in the past?

[@thurayya8905]

Like Ken Burns in his civil war documentary?

[@lorisutherland7728]

@ I would Like to hear love letters that you know even for years they were gone or apart and they still lovedceach other and were not scared to Tell it in their letters. It just seems like they were more acceptable to say true things.

[@classicdetective]

Probably not on this channel sorry

[@lorisutherland7728]

@ wha about from men at war to their loved ones.

[@ClassicGhost]

@@lorisutherland7728 It's not really a detective story though.

[@styrpak1]

Not A.I. Thank you.

[@classicdetective]

People still ask, but no.

[@ericcraig-j5b]

INTEGRITY !!! a personal choice, regardless of money or anything else. You're prejudiced !!!

[@classicdetective]

eh ?